Electrically heated curling iron with means for making various-sized curls



INVENTOR.

c a w L Dec. 13, 1966 F. QUINIO ETAL ELECTRICALLY HEATED CURLING IRONWITH MEANS FOR MAKING VARIOUS-SIZED CURLS Filed Feb 15, 1966 UnitedStates Patent 3,291,141 ELECTRICALLY HEATED CURLING IRON WITH MEANS FORMAKING VARIOUS-SIZED CURLS Frank Quinio, 532 2nd Ave., Tarentum, Pa.,and Louis Quinio, Jr., 522 Beaver Sh, Sewickley, Pa. Filed Feb. 15,1966, Ser. No. 539,239 7 Claims. (Cl. 132-33) This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in hair curling devices and the presentapplication is a continuation-in-part of application serially numbered124,474 filed July 17, 1961 and now abandoned. It is among the objectsof this invention to provide a plurality of adaptor tubes to anelectrically heated combination comb and curler to utilize the heat ofthe curler and the teeth of the comb for engaging the strands of hair towrap them around the adaptor tubes to produce curls of different sizes.

The invention will become more apparent from a consideration of theaccompanying drawing constituting a part hereof in which like referencecharacters designate like parts and in which:

FIGURE 1 is an electric curling iron with a comb portion for combing outand curling hair in the presence of heat to set the hair in a curl;

FIGURE 2 is a similar view of the curler of FIGURE 1 with an adaptortube mounted thereon;

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view of the adaptor tube shown in FIGURE 2;and,

FIGURE 4 is an end elevational view taken along the line 4-4, FIGURE 2,diagrammatically illustrating the different sized adaptor tubes that maybe employed to obtain different sized hair curls or waves.

With reference to the several figures of the drawing, the numeral 1designates a curling rod of cylindrical shape having an electricalheating element disposed therein connected by a cord 2 to the outletplug of an electric circuit. The numeral 3 designates a handle portionwith the usual metal ferrule 4 at the end thereof. The heated bodyportion of the curling iron is provided with a series of teeth or tines5 arranged in a row to function as a comb in separating strands of hairwhich have been trimmed so that the ends of the hair strands are ofsubstantially uniform length. When the comb is drawn to near the end ofthe strand, it is rotated to cause the strands to wrap around the bodyportion 1 to obtain a certain degree of tension on the hair strands. Theheat of the iron then acts upon the hair to fix or set it in a curlwhich, when it is combed out, will produce a hair wave.

As shown in FIGURE 2, the curl may be controlled in size by utilizingsplit tubes 6, the tubes having a slot 7 through which the tines 5 ofthe comb portion project. As is diagrammatically illustrated by the dotand dash lines in FIGURE 4, tubes 8 and 9 of different diameters orsizes may be employed to obtain curls of larger size or waviness. Afterthe adaptor tubing 6 has been applied and the hair heated in the mannershown in FIG- URE 4, other portions of the hair are combed out andrevolved around the adaptor tubing 6, 8 or 9, whichever size isemployed, and while under tension, the heat is applied through thecurling iron 1 to set the hair in the same manner as if it were curleddirectly on the cylindrical body portion 1.

We have found in practice that hair curlers with the adaptor tubes allowfor a wide range of curl or wave sizes and they are readily attached tothe comb type or other kinds of curling irons.

By slotting out the tubing to let the tines 5 of the comb projecttherethrough, there is sufficient tension on the adaptor tube to hold itin place in alignment with the tooth portion of the curler. When thecurl has been 3,29l,l4 l Patented Dec. 13, 1966 finished, it is a simplematter to unwind the curling strands of hair and comb them out, and allthree or more sizes of adaptor tubes may be used by the operator incurling or waving the hair of a single customer, the side portions ofthe hair requiring perhaps larger adaptor tubes or tubes of differentshapes than the front or top portions.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated anddescribed, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the principles herein set forth.

We claim:

1. In combination with an electric curling iron having a handle portionand a heating element with a surface for curling strands of hair, acylindrical adaptor tube for making curls of a size larger than saidheating element mounted on said curling iron, said adaptor tube beinglarger in diameter than said heating element and having a substantialportion of its cylindrical body spaced from the heating element whenmounted thereon and said adaptor tube having heat transfer contact withand being frictionally engageable upon the hair curling surface of saidheating element substantially the full length of said adaptor tube toconduct heat from said heating element through the entire body of theadaptor tube.

2. In combination with an electric curling iron having a handle portionand a heating element with a surface for curling strands of hair, acylindrical adaptor tube for making curls of :a size larger than saidheating element mounted on said curling iron, said adaptor tube beinglarger in diameter than said heating element and having a substantialportion of its cylindrical body spaced from the heating element whenmounted thereon and said adaptor tube having heat transfer contact withand being frictionally engageable upon the hair curling surface of saidheating element substantially the full length of said adaptor tube toconduct heat from said heating element through the entire body of theadaptor tube, said adaptor tube and curling iron having interactingmeans for maintaining alignment of said tube and heating element.

3. A hair curling device as set forth in claim 2 in which the means formaintaining alignment of the adaptor tube and heating element are anupstanding body portion and slot having walls for engaging the bodyportion.

4. In combination with an electric curling iron having a handle portionand a heating element with a surface for curling strands of hair, of aplurality of cylindrical interchangeable adaptor curler tubes ofdifferent diameters for making curls of a size larger than said heatingelement adapted for independent mounting on said curling iron, saidadaptor tubes being larger in diameter than said heating element andhaving a substantial portion of their cylindrical bodies spaced from theheating element when independently mounted thereon and said adaptortubes having heat transfer contact with the hair curling surface of saidheating element the full length of said adaptor tubes to conduct heatfrom said heating element through the entire body of the adaptor tubes,said adaptor tubes and curling iron having interacting means formaintaining alignment of said tubes with said heating element.

5. A hair curling device as set forth in claim 2 in which theinteracting means for maintaining alignment of the tube and heatingelement consist of teeth on the heating element and a slot in said tube.

6. In combination with an electric curling iron having a handle portionand a heating element for conducting heat to said iron, said curlingiron having a surface for curling strands of hair, a cylindrical adaptortube being larger in diameter than said curling iron for making curls ofa size larger in diameter than said curling iron and having asubstantial portion of its cylindrical body spaced from said curlingiron when mounted on said curling iron, and said adaptor tube havingheat transfer contact with and being frictionally engageable upon thehair curling surface of said curling iron substantially the full lengthof said adaptor tube to conduct heat from said curling iron through theentire body of said adaptor tube, said curling iron and adaptor tubeincluding first and second members, said members having interactingmeans comprising an upstanding body portion and a slot bordered by theedges of free end walls, said upstanding body portion being received insaid slot and engageable with the edges of the end walls.

7. In combination with :an electric curling iron having a handle portionand a heating element for conducting heat to said iron, said curlingiron having a surface for curling strands of hair, an adaptor tubelarger than said curling iron for making curls of a size larger thansaid curling iron and having a substantial portion of its body spacedfrom said curling iron when mounted on said curling iron, and saidadaptor tube having heat transfer contact with and being frictionallyengageable upon the hair curling surface of said curling ironsubstantially the full length of said adaptor tube to conduct heat fromsaid curling iron through the entire body of said adaptor tube, saidcurling iron and adaptor tube including means for preventing angulardisplacement of the curling iron and adaptor tube.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 668,794 2/1901Connolly 132-33 2,098,593 11/1937 Quinio 132118 X 2,461,170 2/1949Moretta 132-122 RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

L. W. TRAPP, Assistant Examiner.

1. IN COMBINATION WITH AN ELECTRIC CURLING IRON HAVING A HANDLE PORTIONAND A HEATING ELEMENT WITH A SURFACE FOR CURLING STRANDS OF HAIR, ACYLINDRICAL ADAPTOR TUBE FOR MAKING CURLS OF A SIZE LARGER THAN SAIDHEATING ELEMENT MOUNTED ON SAID CURLING IRON, SAID ADAPTOR TUBE BEINGLARGER IN DIAMETER THAN SAID HEATING ELEMENT AND HAVING A SUBSTANTIALPORTION OF ITS CYLINDRICAL BODY SPACED FROM THE HEATING ELEMENT WHENMOUNTED THEREON AND SAID ADAPTOR TUBE HAVING HEAT TRANSFER CONTACT WITHSAID BEING FRICTIONALLY ENGAGEABLE UPON THE HAIR CURLING SURFACE OF SAIDHEATING ELEMENT SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF SAID ADAPTOR TUBE TOCONDUCT HEAT FROM SAID HEATING ELEMENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE BODY OF THEADAPTOR TUBE.